5 Takeaways From Kennedy’s Senate Hearing

During often tense exchanges, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his positions on Covid vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and autism.

By Apoorva Mandavilli, Dani Blum, Christina Jewett and Reed Abelson

Second Weak Jobs Report Undercuts Trump’s Claims of a Booming Economy

After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing.

By Tony Romm and Ben Casselman

A Defiant Kennedy Defends Vaccine Changes and C.D.C. Shake-Up

A three-hour hearing before the Senate Finance Committee revealed that the health secretary was on uncertain ground even with some Republicans who voted to confirm him.

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Megan Mineiro

News Analysis

The Return of the ‘War Department’ Is More Than Nostalgia. It’s a Message.

President Trump and his defense secretary say they want to return to the era when America won wars. They largely ignore the greatest accomplishment of the past 80 years: avoiding superpower conflict.

By David E. Sanger

In Maine, Brewery Owner Joins Push to Unseat Susan Collins

Dan Kleban enters a crowded Democratic primary as party leaders wait for Maine’s Democratic governor, Janet Mills, who is “seriously considering” a run for Senate.

By Shane Goldmacher

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